Chaetopterus galapagensis

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Chaetopterus galapagensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Family: Chaetopteridae
Genus: Chaetopterus
Species:
C. galapagensis
Binomial name
Chaetopterus galapagensis
Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009

Chaetopterus galapagensis is a species of parchment worm, a marine polychaete in the family Chaetopteridae. [1]

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Description and biology

Chaetopterus galapagensis has 12-14 chaetigers in the anterior region and 7-8 teeth on the uncini of region A neuropodia. It inhabits a U-shaped tube in soft sand substrates. [2]

Distribution

Chaetopterus galapagensis is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS. "Chaetopterus galapagensis Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Nishi, E.; Hickman, CP Jr; Bailey-Brock, J. (2009). "Chaetopterus and Mesochaetopterus (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 158 (1): 239–259. Bibcode:2009PANSP.158..239N. doi:10.1635/053.158.0113.
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